A word on Instagram
September 25, 2013 by 2 Comments
Halloween Applique Shirt & Twirly Skirt
September 24, 2013 by 3 Comments
My Halloween Skirt & Shirt tutorial is up and running on the Therm O Web Blog. I can’t wait till it’s October so Sally can wear this!! Would it be too much if I make myself one??
Therm O Web fall advertising…that’s my projects!!
Love the bats! It’s nice to be able to sew something for a boy. Seems like everything is so girly!
Sewing Summit 2013
September 24, 2013 by 3 Comments
I just got home from Sewing Summit last night. It was totally AMAZING and FUN and AWESOME!!! It was held in downtown Salt Lake City. I can’t believe I left the kiddos and husband and boarded a plane…..I never do anything like this! It was totally worth it. Of course the first day I was racked with guilt over leaving my family to fend for themselves….but after I boarded a tour bus and hit 3 quilt shops in the Salt Lake area, I was beginning to feel better!!
Yes, thats a tour bus – haven’t been on one since high school! It was so much fun to get on a bus and be with 40 ladies who loved sewing and quilting. Everyone became instant friends!
We went to Pine Needles, Material Girls, and Quilters Haven. I don’t have a quilt shop where I live, so this was a huge treat! So many fun ideas to get inspired by!
The conference consisted of 2 days of classes, 4 classes each day. Bernina sponsored the summit and we all got to sew on brand new Berninas!
I got to take classes from some of my favorite people in the sewing world and meet others as well.
Amy Smart from Diary of a Quilter taught this Half Square Triangle Quilt class.
Jeni Baker from In Color Order taught this Equilateral Triangle Quilt Class.
I also loved meeting Rachel from Family Ever After,
and Heather Bailey! She is soooo amazing!
In between classes I got to meet lots of new friends and talk about sewing! If you are at all interested in sewing or quilting, you should totally go! It’s for EVERYONE!!!
I also got to eat some super yummy chocolates from Hatch’s
eat ice cream from the creamery,
and from Aggie ice cream.
I arrived at sewing summit with 1 bag and a small carry on and left with 2 check-ons and 3 carry-ons! I was quite a sight walking through the airport!!
Giveaway Winner!
September 10, 2013 by 3 Comments
I loved reading all your comments about how you use your zipper pouches! I definitely have some new ideas now – THANKS!!!! I know it’s cliche, but I wish everyone could be a winner! Here are the winners – there are two of you!!!
Winner #1 is Nettie who wrote, “I really love your little pouches! Great colors and fabrics. I use them for my essentials when traveling.”
Winner #2 is Polly who wrote, “I’d probably put all my sewing machine accessories in it…since my 18 month old LOVES to pull everything out of the little spot in my sewing machine that holds them.”
Thanks for entering!!
Zipper Pouch Giveaway
September 6, 2013 by 35 Comments
I just can’t get enough of these little pouches…..well actually I can. I am sewing 15 of these for my sister to give to her “Young Women” at church for their birthdays. Yes, I am the best sister ever 🙂 Since I am making so many, I thought I would give one away! All you have to do is leave a comment telling me what you use zipper pouches for. I will announce the winner Tuesday morning, September 10th. Click HERE for the link to the tutorial if you want to sew your own! Good luck!!!
Taylor Swift Concert!!!
August 26, 2013 by 6 Comments
We have been waiting for this concert for 9 months! We got the tickets for Christmas!! We decided to make RED tie dye shirts (surprised?). Then we cut stencils out of vinyl and stenciled the shirts to personalize them. They turned out cute!
This was really late at night with a houseful of company – like the messy kitchen!!
Of course we had to make a sign. We do love Taylor’s cat Meredith – she is the cutest!
Yes, we are cheesy!!
Finally at the Staples Center!!! I can’t tell you how excited we were!!!
The concert was AMAZING!!! In fact, it’s hard to put it into words. I have been to a lot of concerts and this was the BEST CONCERT EVER!!! We were so sad when it was over.
Quilt Story!!
August 12, 2013 by 1 Comment
Summer Hoodie Tutorial
July 17, 2013 by 9 Comments
I came up with this project after buying a big bag of hoodie sweatshirts on sale. I am always trying to think of creative gift ideas that don’t break the bank. These are perfect!! I like that they are summer colors: perfect to take to the beach, the lake, or for after swimming. Here is how you can make your own!!
Purchase a zipper hoodie sweatshirt.
Begin with the hood
Lay your fabric out, right sides together. Lay your sweatshirt hood on top like this and trace 3/4 inches around the hood with a pencil. For the face of the hood draw your line along the edge:
Cut along the marked line.
Sew the curvy part of the hood using about 1/2 inch seam.
Trim little slits on the curvy part but don’t cut into your seam. Press this seams to one side.
Now take the sides that are not sewn and press under 1/2 inch all the way around.
Pin the hood inside the hoodie matching seams.
Top stitch a narrow seam using matching thread. Sew around the entire hood.
Make sure to use matching thread.
Super Cute!!
For the Pockets:
Find a piece of plastic from a file folder, plastic protector, or this was from a package of pillow cases. You could also use tracing paper or pattern paper. You need to be able to see through it.
Lay the plastic on top of the pocket. You will be making a pattern for your pocket. Every sweatshirt is totally different and the two pockets on the same sweatshirt can even be slightly different. Trace the pocket how you want it to look finished.
Cut 1/4 inch around your pocket pattern
With fabric right sides together, pin the pocket pattern and cut.
Make a fet little cuts 1/4″ in along curvy side. This will help it to lay flat.
Press each side in 1/4″. Do this for both pockets.
Pin your pocket piece to the pocket. If things aren’t matching up how you want, you may need to make adjustments.
Top stitch the pocket piece using a narrow seam. Leave pocket opening unstitched at this point.
To sew the pocket opening, I had to take my sewing platform off my machine. It’s a tight squeeze but you can do it!
For the appliqué:
I like to add a little appliqué to the front. I choose to do a strawberry since it matched the fabric. I used Heat n Bond Lite from Therm o Web. It’s my favorite fusible appliqué medium!!
Draw your image on the Heat n Bond:
Iron the pieces to the wrong side of your fabric:
Cut along the line:
Peel off the paper back and position on your sweatshirt. Press, using a dry iron.
Stitch along your appliqué piece.
Ta Da!!!
Here are a few other sweatshirts I have made:
The navy whale sweatshirt is for me 🙂
I made 3 of these fishy ones for my daughter and her cousins that love Hawaii & fish.
This little girl one was for a birthday gift.
I just finished this one for my niece:
Tie Dye Winner Announced
July 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Tie Dye Giveaway
July 13, 2013 by 15 Comments
